Are They Fair Dinkum?
By Viv Forbes
Our green guards continually demand that we use
less carbon fuel in order to reduce global warming. They say “the science is
settled”.
If the science is settled, we do not need a costly
climate-study industry of super-annuated bureaucrats and grant-addicted
academics – give the staff some real work, stop the grants, switch off the
computers and air conditioners, sell the coffee machines, and quietly close the
doors.
If there is consensus on the dangers of man-made
global warming, there should be nothing more to discuss. Why do we need to burn
tanker-loads of carbon fuel sending regiments of officials, politicians and
journalists to 5-star world climate conferences every few months?
If politicians were fair dinkum about reducing
carbon emissions, surely they would set an example and ban all air travel by
politicians and public servants. And they could reduce the consumption of
transport fuels if they ceased promoting and attending circuses, games, expos
and car rallies? And if livestock emissions are a real concern, surely they
would replace beef and lamb on Parliamentary menus with hydroponic lettuce and
bean sprouts? And to save the world, surely they would relocate to their
electorates, conduct debates using tele-conferencing, sell the government
limousines, hop on a bike and see first-hand the damage being done by their
high-cost policies?
While they ignore their own scare-mongering, we
know they are not fair dinkum.
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